"CMT heard the fans. The wave of love and appreciation they have unleashed for Nashville has been overwhelming," Brian Philips, president of CMT, said in a press release. "Nashville is a perfect addition to our evolving line-up of big music specials, documentaries, and original series. We see our fans and ourselves in this show and we will treasure it like no other network. Nashville belongs on CMT."

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New episodes of Nashville will air on CMT, and will be available to stream on Hulu the day after they air. The production company behind Nashville, Lionsgate TV, confirmed the news on Twitter:

According to Entertainment Weekly, the fifth season will have 22 episodes, which is much longer than a typical cable drama. But it's still unclear whether stars like Connie Britton and Hayden Panetierre will come back in the same capacity, since the cast deals have not been finalized yet.